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Chemistry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the formula for calculating the number of electrons in a shell? | 2xn^2 n= number of the shell |
| whats the difference between polar and non polar covalent bonds? | nonpolar covalent bonds share electrons and polar shares unequally |
| What is the easiest way to remember about polarisability? | the larger the electron cloud = larger polarity = stronger dispersion force |
| What does oxidation do | Loss of electrons, gain of oxygen |
| what does reduction do | gain of electrons, loss of oxygen |
| What does OILRIG stand for? | Oxidation is loss of electrons. Reduction is gain of electrons.s |
| What does redox stand for? | oxidation-reduction reaction |
| what is the post suffix for an anion | -ide |
| what is the ion charge for halogens? | -1 |
| If a molecule has 3 bonds and zero lone pairs, what is its geometry? | trig planar |
| In a hydrogen bond, which end is electropositive and which is electronegative? | hydrogen is electropositive; the other is always negative |
| What net charge does any ionic compound have? | zero; both cations and anions must cancel out |
| in an O-H bond, which end is negative and which is positive? | O is partially negative charge; H is partially positive charge. |
| define electronegative | an atom with a tendency to attract/ want electrons |
| what's the difference between covalent and ionic bonds? | covalent shares electrons between atoms, and ionic transfers electrons to one atom |
| how do you know the number of protons | atomic number |
| formula for neutrons | mass - atomic number |
| formula for electrons (neutral) | number of protons |
| formula for electrons ( ion) | protons +/- charge |
| Formula for mass number | protons + neutrons = mass number |
| What bond does 2 metals create? | metallic bond |
| Define cathode | electrode where reduction occurs |
| What is a type 1 binary compound? | has metal present that forms only 1 cation |
| What is a type 2 binary compound? | A compound created from elements which have more than one ion. |
| Which element is used as the base for amu? | carbon 12 |
| What is the most electronegative element and its value | fluorine 4.0 |
| What is the least electronegative element and its value | cesium 0.7 |
| define alkanes | Hydrocarbons that contain only single bonds of only carbon and hydrogen, saturated |
| Define alkenes | hydrocarbons that contain carbon-carbon double bonds, unsaturated |
| Define alkynes | unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain a triple bond; few occur in nature because they are very reactive |
| What is the percentage yield formula? | (Actual yield ÷ Theoretical yield) × 100. |
| What is a covalent bond? | A chemical bond formed when two or more atoms share electrons. |
| What charge does each part of an atom have? | Protons have a positive charge, while electrons have a negative charge, and neutrons are neutral |
| What is the ion charge for noble gases? | 0 or neutral; has a full octet |
| What is hydrogen bonding? | the intermolecular force in which a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a highly electronegative atom is attracted to an unshared pair of electrons of an electronegative atom in a nearby molecule |
| define positive charge of an atom | The element receives less of the electrons' time |
| what type of bond is a hydrogen bond? | intermolecular, dipole-dipole |
| define anode | positively charged electrode where oxidation occurs |
| if the atomic bond is between either 2 non-metals or a metalloid and a non-metal, what type of bond is it? | covalent bond |
| if an atom loses an electron, what is it and what is its charge? | a cation and positive charge |
| define ionic compound | a compound composed of cations and anions |
| what is the definition of Arrhenius acid | any species of acid that increases the concentration of H+ (hydrogen ion) in an aqueous solution |
| What bond does 1 metal and 1 nonmetal create? | an ionic bond |
| What happens with a redox reaction? | Electron transfer reactions, oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously |
| define polyatomic ions | A charged group (2 or more) of covalently bonded atoms |
| define binary compounds | compounds containing only two elements |
| When does reduction occur? | When positively charged ions gain electrons at the negative electrode |
| When does oxidation occur? | When negatively charged ions lose electrons at the positive electrode |
| What does VSEPR theory stand for? | Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory |
| What does VSEPR theory state about electron sets around an atom? | Repulsion between the sets of valence-level electrons causes them to be oriented as far apart as possible. |
| what type of bond happens between a metal and non-metal? | an ionic bond |
| define Arrhenius base | a substance that increases the concentration of hydroxide ions, OH-, in aqueous solution |
| what type of bond holds DNA together? | hydrogen bonds |
| define molecular compound | a molecule composed of 2 elements |
| define negative charge of an atom | electron spends more time around that element |
| is Na+Cl- a covalent or ionic bond | ionic bond |
| What ion charge do alkali metals and alkaline earth metals have respectively | metals +1 earth metals +2 |
| If an atom gains an electron, what is it and what is its charge | An anion and its charge is negative |
| What bond do 2 nonmetals make? | covalent bond |
| if a compound has 2 oxygen, how many oxygen are there in 3 molecules | 6 oxygen molecules |
| whats the easiest way to remember how many valence electrons an atom has | The column the atom resides in tells you how many valence electrons are available |
| what is the difference between inter and intra molecular forces? | intra is the forces that exist between bonded atoms of a compound, and inter is that either attracts or repels atoms outside of the compound |
| Describe what happens to electrons in pure covalent bonds, covalent bonds, and ionic bonds | In pure covalent bonds, the electrons are shared evenly; in covalent bonds, the more electronegative atom will attract the electron more, and ionic completely takes the electron from the atom |
| If a molecule has 3 bonds and 1 lone pair, what's its geometry | trig pyramid |
| Regarding quantum numbers, what does n represent | the principal quantum number that states the distance of an electron from the nucleus |
| what does the quantum number m^s mean? | it's the spin |
| what is the difference in electronegativity of an ionic bond | 2 or more |
| how do you easily identify metallic bonds? | Low difference in electronegativity, and both elements are reasonably low electronegativities |
| What does the quantum number l mean? | shape of the orbital |
| What is the difference in electronegativity in a polar covalent bond? | 0.5 to 2 |
| If a molecule has 4 bonds and zero lone pairs, what is its geometry? | tetrahedral |
| In what order do shells fill? | 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d 4f |
| What does the quantum number ml mean? | the magnetism |
| If a molecule has 2 bonds and 2 lone pairs, what is its geometry | bent |
| What is the difference in electronegativity for a nonpolar covalent bond? | less than 0.5 |
| What is the difference between binary and polyatomic ions | binary has at least 1 metal;l polyatomic is 2 non-metals |
| what does the quantum number l mean? | shape of orbital |
| regarding solubility and intermolecular forces,s what happens if you increase temperature? | increased temperature is increased solubility and decreased intermolecular forces |
| list from lowest to highest force of attraction of molecules and ions | London dispersion, dipole-dipole interaction, hydrogen bonding, single bonds, double covalent bonds, triple covalent bonds, and ionic bonds |
| What does quantum number "ml" mean? | Specifies a particular orbital within a subshell = -l - +l (2l + 1 possible values) tells us how many s,p,d orbitals are found in each subshell. |
| If a molecule has 2 bonds and 0 lone pairs, what is its geometry | linear |
| what is the shape of the orbital with s | Spherical |
| What is the shape of the orbital with p | 2-lobed |
| what is the shape of the orbital with d | 5 different shapes |
| what is the shape of the orbital with f | 7 different shapes |
| What is the subshell's maximum capacity of electrons for s | 2 |
| What is thesubshell'ss maximum capacity of electrons for p set | 6 |
| What is the subshell's maximum capacity of electrons for d set | 10 |
| What is the subshell's maximum capacity of electrons for the f set? | 14 |